Today's random lyrics

When you're blue and you don't know where to go towhy don't you go where fashion sits,Puttin' on the ritz.

Different types who wear a day coat, pants with stripesand cutaway coat, perfect fits,Puttin' on the ritz.

Dressed up like a million dollar trouperTrying hard to look like Gary Cooper (super duper)

Come let's mix where Rockefellers walk with sticksor "umberellas" in their mitts,Puttin' on the ritz.

Have you seen the well-to-do up and down Park AvenueOn that famous thoroughfare with their noses in the airHigh hats and Arrow collars white spats and lots of dollarsSpending every dime for a wonderful time

If you're blue and you don't know where to go towhy don't you go where fashion sits,Puttin' on the ritz.Puttin' on the ritz.Puttin' on the ritz

You know parents are the same no matter time nor placeThey don't understand that us kids are going to make some mistakesSo to you, all the kids all across the landThere's no need to argue, parents just don't understand

I remember one year my mom took me school shoppingIt was me, my brother, my mom, oh, my pop,And my little sister all hopped in the carWe headed downtown to the Gallery MallMy mom started bugging with the clothes she choseI didn't say nothing at first, I just turned up my noseShe said, "What's wrong? This shirt cost twenty dollars!"I said, "Mom, this shirt is plaid with a butterfly collar!"

The next half hour was the same old thingMy mother buying me clothes from 1963And then she lost her mind and did the ultimateI asked her for Adidas and she bought me Zips!I said, "Mom, what are you doing, you're ruining my rep."She said, "You're only sixteen, you don't have a rep yet."I said, "Mom, let's put these clothes back, please?" She said "No.You go to school to learn not for a fashion show."

I said, "This isn't Sha Na Na, come on Mom, I'm not BowzerMom, please put back the bell-bottom Brady Bunch trousersBut if you don't want to I can live with that butYou gotta put back the double-knit reversible slacks"She wasn't moved - everything stayed the sameInevitably the first day of school cameI thought I could get over, I tried to play sickBut my mom said, "No, no way, uh-uh, forget it"

There was nothing I could do, I tried to relaxI got dressed up in those ancient artifactsAnd when I walked into school, it was just as I thoughtThe kids were cracking up laughing at the clothes Mom boughtAnd those who weren't laughing still had a ballBecause they were pointing and whispering as I walked down the hallI got home and told my Mom how my day wentShe said, "If they were laughing you don't need them,'cause they're not good friends"For the next six hours I tried to explain to my momThat I was gonna have to go through this about two hundred more timesSo to you all the kids all across the landThere's no need to argue, parents just don't understand

O.K., here's the situationMy parents went away on a week's vacation andThey left the keys to the brand new PorscheWould they mind?Umm, well, of course notI'll just take it for a little spinAnd maybe show it off to a couple of friendsI'll just cruise it around the neighborhoodWell, maybe I shouldn'tYeah, of course I should

Pay attention, here's the thick of the plotI pulled up to the corner at the end of my blockThat's when I saw this beautiful girlie girl walkingI picked up my car phone to perpetrate like I was talkingYou should've seen this girl's bodily dimensionsI honked my horn just to get her attentionShe said, "Was that for me?"I said, "Yeah"She said, "Why?"I said, "Come on and take a ride with a helluva guy"

She said, "How do I know you're not sick?You could be some deranged lunatic"I said, "C'mon toots - my name is the Prince,beside, would a lunatic have a Porsche like this?"She agreed and we were on our wayShe was looking very good and so was I, I must say - wordWe hit McDonald's, pulled into the driveWe ordered two Big Macs and two large fries with Cokes

She kicked her shoes off onto the floorShe said, "Drive fast, speed turns me on."She put her hand on my knee, I put my foot on the gasWe almost got whiplash, I took off so fast.The sun roof was open, the music was highAnd this girl's hand was steadily moving up my thighShe had opened up three buttons on her shirt so farI guess that's why I didn't notice that police car

We're doing ninety in my Mom's new PorscheAnd to make this long story short - shortWhen the cop pulled me over I was scared as hellI said, "I don't have a license but I drive very well, officer."I almost had a heart attack that dayCome to find out the girl was a twelve-year-old runawayI was arrested, the car was impoundedThere was no way for me to avoid being groundedMy parents had to come off from vacation to get meI'd rather be in jail than to have my father hit me

My parents walked inI got my grip, I said, "Ah, Mom, Dad, how was your trip?"They didn't speakI said, "I want to plead my case."But my father just shoved me in the car by my faceThat was a hard ride home, I don't know how I survivedThey took turns -One would beat me while the other one was driving.I can't believe it, I just made a mistakeWell parents are the same no matter time nor placeSo to you all the kids all across the landTake it from me, parents just don't understand.

You're weird, in tears, too near and too far away,He said, saw red, went home stayed in bed all day,Your t'shirt, dish dirt,Always love the one you hurt

It's a crack, I'm back yeah standingOn the rooftops shouting out,Baby I'm ready to goI'm back and ready to goFrom the rooftops shout it outIt's a crack, I'm back yeah standingOn the rooftops having itBaby I'm ready to goI'm back and ready to goFrom the rooftops shout it out, shout it out

You sleep, too deep, one week is another worldBig mouth, big mouth, drop out, drop outYou get what you deserveYou're stange, insane, one thing you can never change

It's a crack, I'm back yeah standingOn the rooftops shouting out,Baby I'm ready to goI'm back and ready to goFrom the rooftops shout it outIt's a crack, I'm back yeah standingOn the rooftops having itBaby I'm ready to goI'm back and ready to goFrom the rooftops shout it out, shout it out

Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons,packed up and ready to goHeard of some gravesites, out by the highway,a place where nobody knowsThe sound of gunfire, off in the distance,I'm getting used to it nowLived in a brownstore, lived in the ghetto,I've lived all over this town

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,this ain't no fooling aroundNo time for dancing, or lovey dovey,I ain't got time for that now

Transmit the message, to the receiver,hope for an answer some dayI got three passports, a couple of visas,you don't even know my real nameHigh on a hillside, the trucks are loading,everything's ready to rollI sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime,I might not ever get home

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,this ain't no fooling aroundThis ain't no mudd club, or C. B. G. B.,I ain't got time for that now

Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?Heard about Pittsburgh, PA?You oughta know not to stand by the windowsomebody might see you up thereI got some groceries, some peant butter,to last a couple of daysBut I ain't got no speakers, ain't got noheadphones, ain't got no records to play

Why stay in college? Why go to night school?Gonna be different this timeCan't write a letter, can't send a postcard,I can't write nothing at all

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,this ain't no fooling aroundI'd like to kiss you, I'd love you hold youI ain't got no time for that now

Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock,we blended with the crowdWe got computer, we're tapping phone lines,I know that ain't allowedWe dress like students, we dress like housewives,or in a suit and a tieI changed my hairstyle, so many times now,I don't know what I look like!

You make me shiver, I feel so tender,we make a pretty good teamDon't get exhausted, I'll do some driving,you ought to get some sleepGet you instructions, follow directions,then you should change your addressMaybe tomorrow, maybe the next day,whatever you think is best

Burned all my notebooks, what good arenotebooks? They won't help me surviveMy chest is aching, burns like a furnace,the burning keeps me aliveTry to stay healthy, physical fitness,don't want to catch no diseaseTry to be careful, don't take no chances,you better watch what you say

I love you so much, can't count all the waysI'd die for you girl, and all they can say is"He's not your kind"They never get tired of puttin' me downAnd I never know when I come aroundWhat I'm gonna findDon't let them make up your mindDon't you know

Girl, you'll be a woman soonPlease come take my handGirl, you'll be a woman soonSoon you'll need a man

I've been misunderstood for all of my lifeBut what they're sayin', girl, just cuts like a knife"The boy's no good"Well, I finally found what I've been looking forBut if they get the chance, they'll end it for sureSure they wouldBaby, I've done all I couldNow it's up to you

Girl, you'll be a woman soonPlease come take my handGirl, you'll be a woman soonSoon you'll need a man

Girl, you'll be a woman soonPlease come take my handGirl, you'll be a woman soonSoon, but soon you'll need a man